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Offline KOFSoldier

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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #255 on: February 13, 2009, 07:09:00 PM »
Yeah, I agree. Also, guys, Rachel's character was all but destroyed by the ghostwriters. She's not really a monster like some of the books painted her to be.

She seemed extremely human in book #54.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #256 on: February 13, 2009, 07:40:13 PM »
well book 54 was written by KA herself, not ghostwriters...
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #257 on: February 13, 2009, 10:34:15 PM »
Quote from: morfowt on February 13, 2009, 07:40:13 PM
well book 54 was written by KA herself, not ghostwriters...

Exactly.

I love how she made Rachel die (I obviously don't love that she died, but it was written well).

Looking back, I'm glad she didn't just accept death and say something like "Well, at least I died fighting". I swear if she said that I would have flipped, and it definetly would've taken away the element of tragedy in the situation.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #258 on: February 13, 2009, 10:37:37 PM »
dang JF. great post.

i agree with you 100%
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #259 on: February 13, 2009, 10:40:48 PM »
Quote from: KOFSoldier on February 13, 2009, 10:34:15 PM
Quote from: morfowt on February 13, 2009, 07:40:13 PM
well book 54 was written by KA herself, not ghostwriters...

Exactly.

I love how she made Rachel die (I obviously don't love that she died, but it was written well).

Looking back, I'm glad she didn't just accept death and say something like "Well, at least I died fighting". I swear if she said that I would have flipped, and it definetly would've taken away the element of tragedy in the situation.
Now how do you explain that? You're happy she died, but you wouldn't want her to say that at least she died fighting? I don't understand what you're trying to say.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #260 on: February 13, 2009, 10:51:48 PM »
Quote from: Nohensen on February 13, 2009, 10:40:48 PM
Quote from: KOFSoldier on February 13, 2009, 10:34:15 PM
Quote from: morfowt on February 13, 2009, 07:40:13 PM
well book 54 was written by KA herself, not ghostwriters...

Exactly.

I love how she made Rachel die (I obviously don't love that she died, but it was written well).

Looking back, I'm glad she didn't just accept death and say something like "Well, at least I died fighting". I swear if she said that I would have flipped, and it definetly would've taken away the element of tragedy in the situation.
Now how do you explain that? You're happy she died, but you wouldn't want her to say that at least she died fighting? I don't understand what you're trying to say.

Once again, I think I might have not expressed myself the way I was trying to.

I'm happy with the way that she died. She really seemed like a 16 year old girl who wanted to live, as opposed to a warrior who only lived to fight. I'm happy she didn't just say "Well, I went out like a warrior, what more can I ask for?". She sounded remorseful.

Just so we get this straight with everyone, I am absolutely not happy at all that Rachel died, but seeing as I don't control the story, I just deal with it.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #261 on: February 13, 2009, 11:22:13 PM »
Ok, I see. It was just me, though. Not you.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #262 on: February 15, 2009, 02:15:12 AM »
All I can say about 54 is that it was total love-hate situation and I'm glad that she left it way open for fan-fics.  (Heck, she even called it "The Beginning", if that doesn't say "Write a sequel" what does?)
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #263 on: February 15, 2009, 09:21:27 AM »
Quote from: Aleron on February 15, 2009, 02:15:12 AM
All I can say about 54 is that it was total love-hate situation and I'm glad that she left it way open for fan-fics.  (Heck, she even called it "The Beginning", if that doesn't say "Write a sequel" what does?)

LOL, exactly.

As a matter of fact, when I was younger, I used tho think the title of book 54 was like a hidden clue that there was going to be a sequel. But I guess it was just me not wanting to accept the end of my childhood heroes.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #264 on: February 15, 2009, 02:26:34 PM »
They live on in your imagination, lol.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #265 on: February 15, 2009, 03:35:24 PM »
Quote from: Aleron on February 15, 2009, 02:26:34 PM
They live on in your imagination, lol.

No kidding. My youngest brother, whom I've begun reading the series to, refuses to accept that even Elfangor died, he actually said "he's alive in my imagination" which was wierd coming from a kid his age, I didn't expect him to catch a concept like that  :P
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #266 on: February 15, 2009, 03:41:13 PM »
Kids have a way of surprising you.
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #267 on: February 15, 2009, 07:37:53 PM »
She should retcon the title of the 54th book and call it "Really Really For Really Rizzle Reals The End."  Just to shut people up.  :(
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #268 on: February 15, 2009, 07:43:10 PM »
You know the words The End are such classic words at the end of a fantasy children's book. Since she always titled the main books The ___, I figured The end would be the perfect title for the last book. Of course I expected many things for the last book. Probably the saddest thing besides Rachel and Tom's death is that Marco and Ax got everything they wanted and she didn't just leave it at that. She had to make Ax a prisoner of the One, and Marco bored out of his mind. Why couldn't she at least leave Marco and Ax happy?
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Re: K.A's response to the final book criticsm.
« Reply #269 on: February 15, 2009, 08:35:42 PM »
Because it's a better ending the way she wrote it?
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